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  Voting Machine Power Problems Resolved at Church

  

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  Posted 12:46 PM 11/6/2012

  CORPUS CHRISTI - It was a rough start to election day at Island Presbyterian Church, where people cast ballots for precinct 40, because 8 electronic voting machines wouldn't turn on. The problem caused some early morning voters to turn away.

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  Puerto Rico Votes on US Ties and Chooses Governor

  Posted 12:16 PM 11/6/2012 by Associated Press

  SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) - Puerto Ricans were facing a fundamental question on Election Day: Should they change their ties with the United States? Citizens in the U.S. island territory cannot vote in the U.S. presidential election, but many were excited to participate in a (More)

  
  

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  Mitt Romney Casts His Vote

  

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  Posted 12:06 PM 11/6/2012 by NBC News

  NBC NEWS - Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney voted this morning in Massachusetts.

  Mr. Romney and his wife Ann cast their ballots at a polling station near their home in Belmont.

  After voting, Romney said he's still confident about winning Ohio, a key battleground (More) • Video (1)

  
  

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  Election Day: Heading to the Polls

  

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  Posted 12:05 PM 11/6/2012 by NBC News

  NBC NEWS - Long lines greeted voters at polling stations across the country this morning.

  With polls heading into Election Day showing a virtual tie, a handful of swing states that will likely determine the presidency.

  Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney voted this morning (More) • Video (1)

  
  

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  What Texas Voters Have to Say About 2012 Races

  Posted 11:23 AM 11/6/2012 by Associated Press

  Across Texas, hundreds of thousands of people are casting votes Tuesday for dozens of races, including the White House, Senate, Congress and the state Board of Education. Here's what they're saying about why they cast their votes: - "The economy is part of it. But people keep saying (More)

  
  

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  Florida Remains Tough Sell for Obama, Romney

  Posted 11:41 AM 11/5/2012 by Associated Press

  TAMPA, Fla. (AP) - To the last minute, Florida is proving to be an expensive and frustrating state for President Barack Obama and Republican Mitt Romney alike, seemingly resistant to arguments that play well in Ohio, Colorado and other states. For all the talk of Florida leaning (More)

  
  

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  Some Voting Advocates Object to NJ's Email Ballots

  Posted 11:39 AM 11/5/2012 by Associated Press

  TRENTON, N.J. (AP) - Some New Jersey election watchdog groups are worried about the security of letting displaced New Jersey residents vote by email. Rutgers-Newark Law School Professor Penny Venetis says that when New Jersey residents living overseas vote by email, they also must (More)

  
  

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  Romney Scraps Monday Night and Tuesday Campaigning

  

  Posted 11:16 AM 10/29/2012 by Associated Press

  AVON LAKE, Ohio (AP) - Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney is curtailing his campaign schedule as Hurricane Sandy bears down on the Eastern seaboard, canceling planned appearances Monday night and all day Tuesday. Campaign officials say vice presidential running mate Paul (More)

  
  

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  6 Investigates Follow-up: Valencia Investigated by CCPD for Comments

  

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  Posted 7:43 PM 10/26/2012 by Andrew Ellison - aellison@kristv.com

  CORPUS CHRISTI - We have continuing coverage of the Nueces County Sheriff's race where both candidates are now accusing each other of wrongdoing.

  Democratic challenger Isaac Valencia accused incumbent Republican Jim Kaelin of witholding evidence in a case and now, the police department is (More) • Video (1)

  
  

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  Voting Monitor Group: We'll Adhere to Texas Laws

  Posted 3:35 PM 10/26/2012 by Associated Press

  AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - The head of an international group of voting observers threatened with arrest in Texas says the tension is a misunderstanding and that the state's Election Day laws will be followed. Daan Everts, an ambassador with the Organization for Security and Co-Operation in (More)

  
  

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  Romney Promises to Revitalize Economy if Elected

  Posted 2:52 PM 10/26/2012 by Associated Press

  AMES, Iowa (AP) - Mitt Romney is promising to revitalize the nation's economy with "bold ideas" and a senior aide said the Republican presidential candidate would not cut ties with an Indiana Senate candidate who said pregnancy resulting from rape is "something God intended." As (More)

  
  

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  Valencia Takes Leave of Absence from Work to Focus on Campaign

  

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  Posted 7:05 PM 10/25/2012 by Andrew Ellison - aellison@kristv.com

  CORPUS CHRISTI - With the race for Nueces County Sheriff heating up, challenger Isaac Valencia says he's taking a leave of absence from the Corpus Christi Police Department to focus on his campaign.

  Lt. Valencia held a press conference this morning outside the sheriff's office to announce (More) • Video (1)